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06-11-2006, 08:06 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Landlocked in my own prison
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radar recommendation
I'm going to buy a radar unit soon and I want to be able to see birds working.  Anyone out there with a recommendation? 4Kw? Open array? I have a hard top and the boat is a 23 foot Parker center console.
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"Love is like a snowmobile racing across the tundra then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come."
Matt Groening, Life In Hell
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06-11-2006, 08:11 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
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06-11-2006, 08:38 PM
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Location: weymouth
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Originally Posted by Uncle Matt
I'm going to buy a radar unit soon and I want to be able to see birds working. Anyone out there with a recommendation? 4Kw? Open array? I have a hard top and the boat is a 23 foot Parker center console.
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I would be impressed if you could tell birds working from just a radar screen. I am not saying its impossible, I would just tip my cap to you. |
thats why they call it fishing not catching
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06-11-2006, 08:41 PM
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Location: weymouth
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I use a jrc 15 mile. To be honest, I dont even turn it on that often. Its nice to know its there I guess. Mines not color. I did buy a 429 color garmin gps/sounder. Wow is that unit pissa!
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thats why they call it fishing not catching
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06-14-2006, 11:28 PM
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Southsider
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Bass River, Mass.
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From what I have learned, you need a minimum of a 6kw radar to hope to see birds over fish. High power, narrow bandwidth.
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06-15-2006, 10:29 AM
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The general conscensous is that they are extremely tought to find by radar alone. Several on another site recommended a quality powered pair of binoculars instead. Thanks you guys.
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Matt Groening, Life In Hell
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